Mohammed bin Hammam
| Mohammed bin Hammam | |
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| محمد بن همّام | |
Bin Hammam, 2010
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| 9th President of AFC | |
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In office 1 August 2002 – 29 May 2011 |
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| Vice President | Zhang Jilong |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Shah |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Jilong |
| Chairman of Qatar Football Association | |
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In office 1 February 1992 – 1 February 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Rahman Ridzha |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Hashem |
| Personal details | |
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Mohammed bin Hammam 8 May 1949 Doha, Qatar |
| Nationality | Qatari |
| Spouse(s) | Fatima bin Hammam |
| Children | 11 |
| Occupation | Football administrator |
Mohamed bin Hammam (Arabic: محمد بن همّام; born 8 May 1949) is a Qatari who was a football administrator and president of the Asian Football Confederation from 1 August 2002 to 14 June 2011, and a member of FIFA's 24-man executive committee from 1996 to 2011 for more than 15 years. On 23 July 2011, Bin Hammam was banned for life from all FIFA and football related activities by an action of the FIFA Ethics Committee. Bin Hammam challenged this sanction in the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the ban was subsequently annulled on 19 July 2012 due to lack of sufficient evidence. However, just 5 months later in December 2012, FIFA handed bin Hammam a second life ban from football after "conflicts of interest" were identified in his role as president of the AFC.
He was the subject of an exposé published by the British newspaper the Sunday Times in June 2014. The newspaper published leaked email documents which showed that bin Hammam had paid members of other nations' Football Associations in the run up to his FIFA presidential election campaign and prior to the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids decision that took place in December 2010.
He was born on 8 May 1949 in Doha, Qatar. His father was a businessman, and his mother was a nurse. He has eleven children. He worked in Qatar's football confederation from 1972 to 1996.
During his time at the helm, he oversaw the creation of the AFC Champions League and the acceptance of Australia into the AFC. He also initiated the strategic development program called Vision Asia extreme golf club. He has been a FIFA Executive Member since 1996. He has opposed the participation of the Wellington Phoenix team in the Asian Champions League. He was re-elected once again on 5 January 2011.
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